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Could it be that Channel 9 are now paid by 3 to go to the news when the match could be just about to finish to sell 3's mobile cricket package?
Sylvia Saint
19 Jan 2008, 16:15
Doubtful. 9 have always been obsessed with showing the news on time. This is the first season I can remember where the cricket has taken priority over ACA too.
Traffic Light
19 Jan 2008, 16:21
Sponsors pay very good money for news advertising and would expect them to go ahead regardless...and the nightly news is 9s highest rating show.
There are millions of people who watch the news that don't follow cricket.
eagles06
19 Jan 2008, 16:21
Doubtful. 9 have always been obsessed with showing the news on time. This is the first season I can remember where the cricket has taken priority over ACA too.
They showed ACA during the Chappell - Hadlee series, maybe that isn't considered to be important. :confused:
red+black
19 Jan 2008, 17:01
Years ago was the time that cricket should have moved to a Fox Cricket channel.
ManWithNoName
19 Jan 2008, 17:11
Please. You think 9 are bad? Federer's playing on RLA right now and do you know what Ch 7 are showing? Heartbeat.
Please. You think 9 are bad? Federer's playing on RLA right now and do you know what Ch 7 are showing? Heartbeat.
With Nick Berry and his missus in which case that's not so bad....
Illinois Nazi
20 Jan 2008, 16:04
I was most impressed with the way Nine managed to squeeze in about six ads after Stuart Clark got out, but still managed to get back in time to show us a replay of Tait being dropped first ball.
raikkonen
20 Jan 2008, 16:10
It was gay here in Adelaide. The 2nd session of the Perth Test finished at 5.40pm. We watch through all of the tea break, and as the players are about to return, we cut to the news. :thumbsd: Just go to the news with the Eastern States at 5.30pm. Id rather miss 10 mins of cricket, than half an hour.
carntheroos4eva
20 Jan 2008, 16:12
Sponsors pay very good money for news advertising and would expect them to go ahead regardless...and the nightly news is 9s highest rating show.
There are millions of people who watch the news that don't follow cricket.
I am pretty sure it falls under an agreement between the guys who telecast the cricket and the programmers if they want to show the news or not.
living in the country is shit.
news at 6.
local news at 630 :(